Chris Wood is an uncompromising writer whose music reveals his love for the unofficial history of the English speaking people. With gentle intelligence he weaves the tradition with his own contemporary parables. A self-taught musician, composer and song writer, Chris is a lifelong autodidact whose independent streak shines through everything he does. Always direct and unafraid to speak his mind, his song writing has been praised for its surgical clarity. He cites his major influence as Anon. On stage Chris has the air of a craftsman who no longer needs to be precious about his art. Without any apparent effort he reaches deep into an enviable repertoire of songs before revealing another gem.

Join Scoot Theatre in the open air of The Secret Garden at The Falcon Hotel If you could change anything on your bicycle, what would it be A comfy new saddle An ice cream maker Rocket boosters! When Mrs Armitage goes out for a ride with her trusty dog Breakspear, she decides her bicycle needs improvement. With a new horn, a picnic hamperand a sail, will Mrs Armitage manage to keep her bicycle in one piece or will her crazy contraption prove too much to handle Adapted from Quentin Blake's classic, Mrs Armitage on Wheels, Scoot Theatre present a 40-minute interactive, energetic show, celebrating the joy of getting outdoors and being active. Featuring live music, puppetry and physical comedy, we celebrate the power of imagination and the importance of resilience. Ideal for anyone over 3yrs old. Duration : 40 minutes. Public car parks and on street parking are available close to the venue. Disabled parking spaces available at The Falcon. High quality bar and food available at The Falcon (so please don't bring your own alcohol/food to this event) Bring some cash for the raffle to support a local good cause. Tickets also available (cash/cards) via Bude T.I.C. Tickets also available (cash only) via Bude shops: - The Seventh Wave Gallery - Spencer Thorn Bookshop North Coast Arts is based in Bude, Cornwall and is supported by Norton Barton Artisan Food Village. North Coast Arts promotes an exciting menu of high quality arts events around the North Coast of Cornwall, at a range of lovely open-air and indoor venues. This performance is one of 45 professional Open Air and indoor Theatre & Music events taking place in 2025 For details of other North Coast Arts events in North Cornwall, or to become a 'Friend' of North Coast Arts (£free!) visit www.northcoastarts.co.uk Info: [email protected] - Richard Wolfenden-Brown 01288 356537 Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about the Open-Air Theatre Festival: Tickets: Unless sold out in advance, tickets are also available on the gate (cash only). People with access needs are welcome to a free ticket for their carer/assistant. Please email Richard via [email protected] to arrange the free ticket. Every 11th ticket is free for group bookings. Book via [email protected] Most performances last approx 2 hours with a 20 minute interval Minimum ages are advisory only. Please use your discretion. Seating: No seating is provided. Please bring seating and/or blankets, An area for people on blankets is reserved at the front. If you wish to be socially distanced please sit towards the rear or sides of the audience area Performances start at the stated time so please arrive in good time to take your seats Dogs: Well behaved dogs are welcome. No barking! Refreshments: Please support the catering at the venues and dont bring your own alcohol to licenced venues. Ebbingford Manor: Friends of Bude Seapool will provide hot drinks, cakes, snacks, bar. . The Castle Lawn Bude: Teas/snacks/ices. Pre-order picnic boxes from Cafe Limelight. Call 01288 357300 or email [email protected] Norton Barton Artisan Food Village: High quality bar available. Weather: Performances continue regardless of the weather. Be prepared. There are no indoor alternatives in case of bad weather. In the event of electrical storm, tickets will be exchanged for another date. The following may be useful: A torch, insect repellent, an umbrella (or sunshade!) Access: Most venues have level access, adjacent parking and accessible toilet facilities. For specific access information please email the box office on [email protected]

Join Noisy Oyster Theatre Co in the open air of The Secret Garden at The Falcon Hotel Dangerous Dave, infinitely more 'daft' than 'dangerous' and his ridiculous sidekick 'Herbert Lemon' present some of the most mind bendingly silly stunts ever performed... ever... Marvel as this miniature superhero fights his way out of a wet paper bag .... climbs the slippery pole of peril to plunge into a domestic food processor .... escapes from the pickled egg jar of DOOM .... and becomes the fearless inhuman Cannon Ball!! "Dangerous Dave has got to be one of the Zaniest, Funniest, family shows I have seen in a long time" - Natalie Kidman - Black Country Touring. "Transcends the boundary between adult and kids entertainment - fantastic!" - Glenn Tilbrook. Dangerous Dave appeared on CBBC "The Slammer" July 2014 Ideal for 6yrs+. Duration : 45 minutes. Public car parks and on street parking are available close to the venue. Disabled parking spaces available at The Falcon. High quality bar and food available at The Falcon (so please don't bring your own alcohol/food to this event) Bring some cash for the raffle to support a local good cause. Tickets also available (cash/cards) via Bude T.I.C. Tickets also available (cash only) via Bude shops: - The Seventh Wave Gallery - Spencer Thorn Bookshop North Coast Arts is based in Bude, Cornwall and is supported by Norton Barton Artisan Food Village. North Coast Arts promotes an exciting menu of high quality arts events around the North Coast of Cornwall, at a range of lovely open-air and indoor venues. This performance is one of 45 professional Open Air and indoor Theatre & Music events taking place in 2025 For details of other North Coast Arts events in North Cornwall, or to become a 'Friend' of North Coast Arts (£free!) visit www.northcoastarts.co.uk Info: [email protected] - Richard Wolfenden-Brown 01288 356537 Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about the Open-Air Theatre Festival: Tickets: Unless sold out in advance, tickets are also available on the gate (cash only). People with access needs are welcome to a free ticket for their carer/assistant. Please email Richard via [email protected] to arrange the free ticket. Every 11th ticket is free for group bookings. Book via [email protected] Most performances last approx 2 hours with a 20 minute interval Minimum ages are advisory only. Please use your discretion. Seating: No seating is provided. Please bring seating and/or blankets, An area for people on blankets is reserved at the front. If you wish to be socially distanced please sit towards the rear or sides of the audience area Performances start at the stated time so please arrive in good time to take your seats Dogs: Well behaved dogs are welcome. No barking! Refreshments: Please support the catering at the venues and dont bring your own alcohol to licenced venues. Ebbingford Manor: Friends of Bude Seapool will provide hot drinks, cakes, snacks, bar. . The Castle Lawn Bude: Teas/snacks/ices. Pre-order picnic boxes from Cafe Limelight. Call 01288 357300 or email [email protected] Norton Barton Artisan Food Village: High quality bar available. Weather: Performances continue regardless of the weather. Be prepared. There are no indoor alternatives in case of bad weather. In the event of electrical storm, tickets will be exchanged for another date. The following may be useful: A torch, insect repellent, an umbrella (or sunshade!) Access: Most venues have level access, adjacent parking and accessible toilet facilities. For specific access information please email the box office on [email protected]

Fifi la Mer & Oliver Wilby present: Let us take you to Paris ... Shut your eyes and you will be transported to Paris where you will hear a selection of French music including works from Edith Piaf, Charles Trennet, Django Reinhardt and Serge Gainsbourg. Along the way you will hear tales of life in Paris throughout the golden era of French music. You will listen to a slice of the French repertoire spanning a century; a performance of their unique arrangements.. Brace yourself for an exiting and charismatic performance. Fifi and Oliver have been touring the country with their unique show. You may have seen them with their quintet Oh la la who have recently appeared at their sell-out show at Ronnie Scott's and Theatres and Arts centres across the country. Oliver regularly performs with the Pasadena roof orchestra, Syd Lawrence Orchestra, Ray Gelato, and the BBC big band. Pre-show cabaret seated 2-course French meal available @ £28per person from 6.30pm. Non diners welcome for the music only at 8.30pm. High quality bar and catering available for all. Bookable tables of ten for diners. Unreserved seating available for non-diners Stay for the weekend - 15% reduction on rooms at The Falcon - and enjoy Andy Fairweather Low at The Parkhouse Centre the night after! See North Coast Arts website for details. Bude Twinning Association and other regional Twinning Associations are warmly welcome for this special event. There will be a cash raffle to support Bude Twinning Association and £1 from each ticket will be donated to the association.

Chin Music has two meanings. One is idle talk. The other is a brushback throw in baseball or cricket to intimidate the batter. Both describe Rich Hall's comedy. Idle but intimidating. Sharp, quick, splenetic, and sublimely improvisational. If youve never seen him, you need to hustle down to The Falcon Hotel and grab a seat because he never disappoints. Ever. Unreserved seating. Bar/restaurant/bar snacks available. 14yrs + Cash raffle to support a local good cause. Book early for this rare intimate comedy performance by the inimitable Rich Hall. Tickets also available at face value (no 8% booking fee) via Bude T.I.C., Spencer Thorn Bookshop and The Seventh Wave Gallery

'The Funny Thing About Death' is an hilarious memoir of two unconventional girls growing up in the 1970s. They didnt fit in at the Air Force bases they were raised on or the strict convent boarding school they were sent to. The Air Force was obsessed with communists and the nuns were obsessed with the Virgin Mary, neither of which was of interest to Jo or Annie. Like her stand-up, Jo Caulfield's caustic wit and razor-sharp observations make her account of life with, and without her big sister, even in the worst of times, as entertaining as it is touching and relatable. Audiences also get to know and enjoy Jo's sister Annie, Annie was a writer and a big influence on Jo's life. She talks with hilarious honesty about the shared experience of grief. There will be a Q&A section at the end which is particularly special given the subject matter. We are now, most of us, in the grief club and know that it is part of life and also what a great comfort it is to laugh and share with other members of the club. Comedian Jo Caulfield has appeared on TV shows such as Have I Got News For You, The Royal Variety Performance and was a winner of Richard Osman's House of Games. (She didnt know she was that competitive). Quotes about 'The Funny Thing About Death' Graham Norton "There's so much I'd like to say about this book, it's a wildly satisfying and moving read. Big laughs combined with rare insight and heartbreak.The writing is so readable and unfussy and the humour is done so well, never forced or shoe horned. I loved this special book. JENNY ECLAIR Warm and tender, frequently very funny and ultimately incredibly moving tale of siblings and cancer. Without a shred of mawkishness, the book manages to move seamlessly from funny to tragic. A deeply personal and yet universal look at loving and losing a sister. JO BRAND Jo navigates the treacherous waters of bereavement and its unpredictable behaviour and emotions in this open, funny, sad, wry and highly readable gem. A funny and sad literary lifebelt for the bereaved. Quotes about Jo Caulfield Sharp witted urban comedy that goes down a treat. Like a sociology textbook but with jokes The Times Jo delivers an hour of rock-solid stand-up, with flashes of viciousness that particularly delight the room British Comedy Guide Unreserved Seating. Bar/Food available Cash Raffle to support Bude Lit Fest

'In this intimate 80 minute 2-hander performance, our approach to both the comic and the tragic sides of Beckett's work will give audiences a new way to experience his language. Whether youre exploring this Nobel Prize winner's writing for the first time, or building on a body of Beckett knowledge, this theatrical showcase is an encounter not to be missed. Expect a mystery phone call, impossible-to-remove boots, the horrors of home life, a glass of Jamesons, surreal radio broadcasts, a bevvy of bananas, a bicycle from boyhood, classic clowning, beguiling stillness, and audience up on stage. All encased within hilarious, poignant, possibly challenging but always compelling drama!' Sarah & Philip embody the endeavours of many of Beckett's absurd and tragic characters, in their struggle to exist and to remember. Most of all, in their struggle out of silence, towards speaking. Structured as a fragmentary progression, its an entertaining celebration of the act of trying again, failing again, failing better. Performed by Philip Robinson & Sarah White Words by Samuel Beckett Directed by Nikki Sved Creative Direction by Philip, with Sarah & Nikki Costume Design by Lindy Yellowlees Music/Sound by Philip Hear Philip, one of the actors, speak about the show: https://youtu.be/PW9VGrHiv9Afeature=shared Duration: 80 mins + 15 mins interval High quality food/bar/accomodation available at The Falcon Hotel Info about the company: Sarah White - Performer Sarah is an Exeter based performer, producer and Co-Artistic Director of Four of Swords, a theatre company specialising in creating immersive adaptations of classic stories in strange spaces. As such she can often be found hiding in the dark from audiences in caves, quarries, forests and empty office buildings. Recent screen acting credits include the BBCs 'Beyond Paradise' and Cornish horror 'The Cull' where she is type cast as an ancient demon. She's spent the last few summers on the road with Common Players producing and performing in open-air, rural tours of 'Alice in Wonderland' and 'The Tuck Inn' and teaching drama to students in Greece and Shanghai. Philip Robinson - Performer, Music/Sound Philip has spent 45 years creating performances internationally, particularly in non-traditional settings: living rooms (where he toured Beckett's Krapp's Last Tape), department stores, buses, lifts, gardens and haunted houses. Most recent tours include Every Brilliant Thing - an audience participatory show about suicide, All Is Mended - a play uniting Shakespeare with real-life pandemic stories from residents of care homes, The Washing Machine Of Destiny - about life as someone who is neurodiverse. Philip is passionate about using the arts to grow and unite communities, working collaboratively to make issue-based shows involving people with a learning or physical disability, the homeless, refugees, and those living with mental health challenges. From Ireland to Iraq via Kosovo to Kidderminster. Nikki Sved - Director Nikki was the Artistic Director of contemporary storytellers Theatre Alibi for 28 years, until 2023 when she joined Exeter University's Drama Department, where she is a Lecturer. Her relationship with Theatre Alibi continues, as a Creative Advisor. During Nikki's time with the company, she directed numerous shows for audiences of all ages, including Why The Whales Came, which toured nationally and enjoyed a West End run; The Night Before Christmas, which was commissioned by the RSC, and also many shows which toured to tens of thousands of children in Devon Primary schools the work of which she is most proud. Living Room Theatre We are a long-lived ever-changing array of artists and performers, well-held by Philip. Touring shows into theatres yes but mostly into places not known for having theatre in. We like performing intimate shows that are funny and powerful, moving and surprising, which have something important to say. Sometimes scripted plays, and sometimes specially created by us for spaces, events, people. Theatre is for all.

North Coast Arts has teamed up with Off The Kerb Productions to present a brand new Stand-up Comedy Club! Your chance to catch the best comedy talent in a club environment! From Arts Centres to Arenas, Off The Kerb Productions have been bringing the best stand-up comedy to the UK and beyond for over 40 years. They have 22 Comedy Clubs in cities across the UK. so North Coast Arts is delighted to welcome their latest Comedy Club to The Falcon Hotel, right here in Bude! Off The Kerb shows are renowned for their superb lineups, showcasing exciting up-and-coming talent along with established names on the UK comedy circuit. 'Our aim is to bring the next generation of hilarious talent to venues - we love the buzz of when audiences come away from a gig with a new favourite comic that they didnt know before a show.' The format is simple: you, your friends and the company of three hilarious comics from the UK circuit. the perfect recipe for a top night out! Bring a group of 6 and enjoy group price tickets. line up subject to change but as you don't know who is coming anyway - you don't need to worry too much about that..... Unreserved seating. Bar/restaurant/bar snacks/accommodation available. 18yrs + Cash raffle to support a local good cause. Tickets also available at face value (no 8% booking fee) via Bude T.I.C., Spencer Thorn Bookshop and The Seventh Wave Gallery

Phil Beer is the multi-instrumental half of the west country's award-winning acoustic duo, Show of Hands. With a professional career of over 36 years, Phil has a great deal of material to draw on for his solo appearances, which are an eclectic mix of traditional tunes, covers of Springsteen or The Hollies, together with his own compositions and songs from his contemporaries. All are songs and music of memory and significance sung in the subtle and melodic Phil Beer style and interjected with musings and amusings to an almost personal audience. It is a treat of past and current favourites from one of the most popular musicians on the acoustic circuit. + Support: Ezmay Grace Described as folk reimagined, Ezmay Grace blends traditional folk with a modern acoustic vibe to create a sound that's both timeless and fresh. She has built a solid reputation as both songwriter and performer in the South West music scene and is an artist carving her own path in contemporary folk music. High quality bar/restaurant/accom available here at The Falcon Hotel. Make a night of it and enjoy Valentine's Night. Contact The Falcon Hotel to book tables for pre-music meals. Tickets also available at face value (with no 8% booking fee) from Bude T.I.C., Spencer Thorn Bookshop and the Seventh Wave Gallery in Bude

Come on a musical journey of plotting and scheming with literature’s most notorious villain - the Big Bad Wolf! Living in exile in the Deep Dark Wood, he parties and plays rock music every night with his cronies, far away from the goody-goody townspeople of Fairytaleville. But whatever happened to Little Red Riding Hood? Did the Three Little Pigs go on to have a successful music career? And is the Wolf really as bad as he seems? Following the success of their 2024 production of The Secret Garden, The Plandits are back on the road with this brand-new show bursting with live music, silliness and laughs for the whole family.